ob

Meaning

1. (with-accusative) in the direction of, to, towards
2. (with-accusative) on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)
3. (with-accusative) against; facing

Concepts

for

because of

due to

through

Synonyms

pro

propter

ad

causa

ex

e

Translations

pour

per

για

voor

für

per

λόγω

a causa di

à cause de

بِفَضْل

εξαιτίας

بِسَبَب

لِـ

wegen

wegens

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɔb]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *op, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Also related to English by.
The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object.